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Creative Science School @ Clark
1231 SE 92ndPortland, OR 97216
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Phone: 503-916-6431
Fax: 503-916-2620
E-mail: jspassov@pps.k12.or.us
School-created web pages: http://creativescienceschool.org
Grade levels: K-8
Principal: Jay Spassov
Student Enrollment: 300
About:
Creative Science School is founded on a constructivist educational philosophy developed by renowned Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. After years of observing children, Piaget found that children learn best when they explore and discover on their own. CSS is a child-centered, hands-on program that supports the instructional methodology of Storyline, a Scottish approach to integrated language arts.
Admittance to this program is through application. Please check the district transfer process for dates: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/make_a_choice.php
Applicants must attend a required information night: Feb 4th or 24th.
For more information about the Creative Science School, please check our web site at: www.creativescienceschool.org
Pre School: No preschool at this time.
Kindergarten: Full-day kindergarten (fee for service)
Kindergarten Round-up: See information below regarding required information night.
Childcare: Before and after school care from Campfire.
Information Sessions: www.creativescienceschool.org
Student learning environment
- CSS teachers encourage their students to be independent thinkers, learners, and problem solvers. Students build social, reading, writing, math and science skills through participating, observing, interacting, theorizing, experimenting, recording their findings, and drawing and testing their conclusions.
CSS teachers believe students should be empowered to take responsibility for their own learning, as well as their social and emotional choices.
Follows Constructivist philosophy.
Honors the student\'s multiple intelligences.
Prepares students to be flexible learners in a world where our relationship to information and knowledge changes constantly.
Curriculum components
- What is Constructivism: (Constructivism is a philosophy; Storyline is a methodology.)
Curriculum is presented whole to part, with emphasis on big concepts
Pursuit of student questions is highly valued
Curricular activities rely heavily on primary sources of data and manipulative materials
Students are viewed as thinkers with emerging theories about the world.
- CSS teachers guide and assist children in learning through experience and experiments. Our students develop and demonability to create questions, formulate solutions and apply the results throughout their lives.
- Built on a foundation of Piaget and constructivism since 1986, we have been preparing students to be critically thinking, self-motivated and responsible world citizens.
- CSS utilizes hands-on, project-based, inquiry-rich curriculum, which is aligned with Portland Public Schools and statewide benchmarks.
- The Creative Science School features Scottish Storyline, a method of integrating thematic units around a central story with characters, setting and plot. Events and problems are added, and the result is high-interest, creative learning, which addresses multiple intelligences and rigorous standards.
- The Science in Creative Science School is the scientific method, where students create hypotheses, test them and come up with answers that help them better understand their world.
- Teamwork is key as we build mutual respect among teachers, students, and parents.
Parent and family support
- The parent community plays a vital role at Creative Science School. Parent involvement is essential and there are many opportunities for connection, such as assisting in the classroom, helping with events or working in our fabulous outdoor space.
We join together for a yearly camp-out, auction, potlucks and many other community events throughout the year.
Statistics and test scores
- Report cards and AYP Scores
Oregon Department of Education school report cards - School Enrollment and Program Data
- Standardized test scores
Course syllabus
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